City of Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington

City of Puyallup Pierce County, Washington

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Feature Type: Incorporated

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Puyallup

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Name	Description
City of Puyallup	Official
Puyallup	Official

Origin Notes and History of City of Puyallup

References to City of Puyallup that document the origin of its place name

PUYALLUP, the name of a town in Pierce County, of a river which flows into Commencement Bay and a glacier on Mount Rainier where the river has its principle source. The Indian word has been variously spelled. (Handbook of American Indians, Part 2, page 331.) Two distinct meanings are given for the word. Elwood Evans in an address published in the New Tacoma Ledger of July 9, 1880, says the word means shadow from the dense shade of the forest. (Quoted by H. H. Bancroft: History of Washington, Idaho and Montana, Page 66.) Henry Sicade, an educated Indian, says in the Tacoma News for June 30, 1916, that Pough means generous and allitp means people and so his tribe were known as generous people. John Work, of the Hudson's Bay Company, in 1824 called it "Qualax River". (Washington Historical Quarterly, July, 1912, page 212.) The Wilkes Expedition, 1841, in naming and charting Commencement Bay indicated Puyallup River but seem to have spelled it "Pugallup." (Volume XXIII, Hydrography, page 319, and the atlas, chart 87.) The town's first postoffice was named "Franklin" which caused much difficulty on account of there being so many postoffices by that name. Ezra Meeker says : "We agreed there never would be but one Puyallup." (Pioneer Reminiscences, page 182.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

Meany, Edmond S., Origin of Washington Geographic Names, 1923 University of Washington, pp 236-237 | Origin of Washington Geographic Names

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A Bibliography for City of Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington

Puyallup a pioneer paradise by Lori Price, Ruth Anderson, Ezra Meeker Historical Society

For many early Americans, native and immigrant, Puyallup was much more than simply a destination in Western Washington, but was a fulfillment of a dream, a vision of prosperity and opportunity. The lush valley region along the Puyallup River provided both beauty and bounty, sustaining countless generations and a variety of cultures, from the early American Indians to the later European explorers and settlers. Within this untamed wilderness, a group of hardy and self-reliant pioneers began the great task of carving a livelihood, and through their extraordinary efforts, created a lasting monument to their courage and determination-the city of Puyallup. Puyallup: A Pioneer Paradise chronicles the story of the city's evolution from the indigenous tribe that once populated the valley to the post-World War II building boom that attracted thousands of new residents. Readers travel across several centuries of change as the country of the "Generous People," or Puyallup tribe, succumbed to the unyielding waves of new people, such as the colonists of the Hudson's Bay Company, the stalwart Naches Pass Immigrants, and scores of later men and women searching for the promise of land. This unique volume traces the city's varied history, including its once-prominent agricultural traditions in hops, berries, flowers, fruits, vegetables, and Christmas trees, and remembers a host of its colorful characters, citizens like Ezra Meeker and J.P. Stewart, who worked tirelessly to promote Puyallup's development and supplied much of the land and leadership necessary for its growth.

160 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

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History · 1st Edition · Arcadia Pub., Charleston, SC, 2002
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